Rail-chair



C. S. CLARK.

RAIL CHAIR. APPLICATION mu mime, 1920.

Patented une 1, 1920.

VENAIBLE AND EDWIN s. ELY, orn or ivoa o K, VIRGINIA;

BAIL-CHAIR;

To all whom it may concern: 1

Be it known that I, CORNELI S ,S. CLARK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Norfolk, in the county of Norfolk and State of Virginia, have invented new and useful Improvements in Rail-,Chairsfofwhlch the following is a specification. e

This invention, relates to COIIlblIlGCl railway rail-joints and chairs adapted to seat and join the abutting ends of ra lway ralls.

The objects are to provide a rail cha rand joint which will firmly support the rails 1n position, which is adapted to straddle a cross-tie, or which 'may be positioned between two of the cross-tie'sgto which the rails aresecured, which hasrelatively few parts, which may be easily and expeditiously placed in position, and which, when used to connect rails whichcarry a current of elec tricity insures at all times a perfect ele'c-' trical connection between such rails.

lVit-h these and other objects in View, my; invention consists in certain features or structure, combination and relation which will be more fully set forth hereinafter.

1 have illustrated what I now consider to be the preferred form of my invention 1n the accompanying drawings, wherein: V

Figure 1 is a planview of a section of a rail with my improvedchair attached.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of my improved chair-supporting a rail.

Fig. 3 is a transverse'sect on taken bn line 3-3 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 1 is a section taken on line 4-4t of Fig. 1, the rail being removed.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view or wedging plates.

one of the Fig. 6 is a detail of'a metal joining and conducting strip.

Referring to the drawings wherein similar numerals designate like parts throughout the several views: 7

My improved rail chair and JOlIll? comprises a body 1 adapted to join and support rails 2. This chair is provided with a longitudinal channel 3 and a slot l through the top thereof on the line of its'longitudinal axis, the slot being in communication with the channel 3 and adapted to receive the web of a rail.

The bed of channel 3 is inclined downward in opposite directions from the approximate longitudinal center of the chair, as indicated at 5. A-strlp 6 of relatively soft metal which is a good conductor Specification bf Ltterslatent; Pat nt Applicationfiled January 8, 1920. Serial No, 350,076.

June 1, 1.920. a

of electricity andpreferably a separatelre-r if is provided with longitudinal flanges 7.

The rails are secured together by means of fish-plates 8 which have their inner faces recessed as at 9 to take over the flanges 70f.

rail bymeans of usual bolts 10. 'To secure the railsin positiongin thechain wedgeplates 11 are provided. -These plates are formed with flat upper surfaces,- 12

adapted to support a rail. The underfaces of the plates are beveled, as indicated at 13,

7 the chair. -.The fish-plates are secured to the to cooperate with the inclined bed of the.

chair channel to wedge the rails in position. These wedge plates have lugs 14: projecting on both sides of one end, which lugs are formed with apertures '15. The wvedge plates are secured in the chair by'means of,

bolts 16 which extend through lugs 13 and carry nuts 17. These bolts extend vthe length of one side of the chair passing through the two sets of lugsand by turning thenuts on the ends of the boltsthe wedge plates are drawn toward each other, thereby wedging the rails. in position. V A

y In the operation of the device constructed in accordance" with my invention, the rails are placed in positionin the chair, the web .of the rail occupying the longitudinal slot,

and the abutting ends of the rails being soft metal strip constituting the upper lining of the channel, thereby securing the rails against longitudinal movement and securing perfect electrical connection between the, rails.

Having described my invention, I claim as follows: v 1. A combined rail chair and joint comprising a chair formed with an internal about midway the length of the chair. The

channehsaid channel having its bed inclined to plates"adapted, to cooperate with the in"- clined bed of said internal channel to secure the rail in position; said wedge plates being formed with projecting apertured flanges and means to secure said wedge plates in position in the chair.

2. A Combined rail chair-and joint comprising a hollow chair having a longitudinal upper face of said chair communicating with said channel and adapted to receive the web of a rail, a strip of relatively soft metal adapted to linethe upper wall of said channel and means whereby the rails may be 7 wedged into position relative to one another prising a chair having a longitudinally dis-, I

' 80 posed internal channel, a slot through the v andto the chair.

4. A combined rail chair and jointjcomupper face of said chair communicating with'said channel and adapted to receive the web of a rail, a strip of relatively soft metal adapted to line the upper wallof said channel," the bed ofsaid channel being formed with downward, oppositely extending inclined faces from the approximate longitudin'alcenter'of-the chair, and means where-r by the rails may be secured in posltion in.

the chair.

5. A combined rail cha r and oint comprising a chair having a longitudinally disposed internal channel, a slot through the provide'gtwo surfaces, beveled Wedge with said channel and adapted to receive the Web of a rail,a strip of'relativelysoftmetal lining the upper wall of said channel, the bed of said channel being formed with upper face of said chair communicating downward, oppositely extending inclined faces from the approximate longitudinal center of the chair, beveled wedge plates having aperturedears and bolts cooperative with said apertured ears forsecuring the wedge platesin position."

6. A combined rail chair and joint comprising'a chair having a longitudinally disposed internal channel, a slot through the upper face of said chair communicating V with said channel and adaptedto receive the web of a rail, a strip of relatively soft'metal lining the upper wall'of saidchannel, the bed of said channel being formed with downward, oppositely extending inclined faces from the approximate longitudinal center of the chair, and :means whereby the rails may be secured in position in the chair. 7. A rail chair and oint comprlsmg 1n combination a chair having a longitudinal channel extendmg therethrough and a longitudinalslot-throughthe upper face thereof, upward extending fianges on the upper face of said chair,rfish-platesadapted to secure the abutting ends of rails together,

said fish-plates havingtheirlinner faces recessed so as to cooperate with the'flanges on said chair, and means including beveled wedge plates whereby the rails maybe secured in position in the chair.

In testimony whereof I have my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses CORNELIUS S. CLARK.

\Vitnesses: A W. WV. STARBIE,

D. STARBIE.

hereunto set 

